Description

LAXFIELD DENNINGTON ROAD
TM 26 NE

6/43 Low Farmhouse
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-- II

Former farmhouse, now 2 cottages, the right cottage unmodernised. Late C16.
Timber framed and plastered, the ground floor mostly rebuilt in colourwashed
brick. Pantiled roof. 2 storeys and attic. 3-cell form. Mid C20 small-
paned casement windows and 6-panel door to left cottage, C19 casements to
right cottage. Internal stack. Single-storey additions to each gable end.
Left cottage has exposed first floor studding with reversed bracing. Arched
brick fireplace in hall chamber. Parlour (in right cottage) has a bridging
beam cased in moulded plasterwork. The ceiling of the parlour chamber is
divided into 4 by plaster-moulded cross beams, with a moulded border to each
division. Also in the right cottage the original newel stairs. Roof has
clasped and butt purlins, with cranked wind-bracing.

Listing NGR: TM2909969866

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284320

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas